As promised, here's a picture of those projects I was working on. Mind you, this is a first attempt at this type of project so they're not nearly as good as they could be with practice. I didnt like how the pink on turned out as they had a dark red as the outlining color (which turned out to be an awful shade of brown in reality) ...it had no "POP" to the picture like the purple did so I took some black left over from another project and re-outlined the pink butterflies. I think it looks better. I was going to put them in the guest room, but that room's a wreck right now and if I put them there they wont get showed off so I think I'll have hubby put them up in the office in my corner. Sometime today I plan on starting a new project. I have a couple lighthouses I need to paint for Christmas gifts, so I think I'll get them done and out of the way.
Got the strangest email from a friend the other day. I noticed that she'd mentioned the kids, herself and an ex but not the hubby. This of course threw huge red flags up so I asked her to drop a line so I knew when was best to call. She wrote back with a time and told me of all the people she knew, I'd understand best what was going on. Yet another red flag went up and I had a hunch I knew what would be discussed. God I hate when Im right. Anyone who knows my whole story knows what Im talking about. Those that dont, ask me in email and I'll send you a link so you can get most of my background (I still gotta finish that blog too...maybe I should do that instead today). It saddens me because I'd thought things were so damn perfect in her life but as I look back I see all the signs....the same ones I faced for over 10 years. Signs I didnt see because I was facing my own troubles at the time and then when my troubles mostly left, I was so far away and never noticed. I sit here looking at this photo of her and the kids and her spouse and I see the unhappiness there. Man I wish Id called her when I got that photo. Maybe some of what's gone on could have been prevented.
Well I better scoot...I really need to get up from this chair and walk some before my hips lock up again.
*Picture mentioned is the one of those 2 butterfly crafts I did. One was in pink and the other in purple..the ones presently hanging in the hall downstairs.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Entry from March 18,2007
Entry for March 18, 2007
I saw this* while I was out and about looking for things for my other site and absolutely loved it. It's been sitting in my "work" folder for awhile now and I thought I'd share it with those that read my blog. No, I didnt use the term friends for a reason. If you're my friend you know why I didnt and will understand. Those that dont understand may write me privately and I'll explain it to you there.
Ive re-opened my comment box temporarily. I'll see how things go before I make a final decision on whether to leave it available or not. If you cant say anything nice, please dont leave the message is all I ask. Thanks.
*This being a Bitchology graphic.
I saw this* while I was out and about looking for things for my other site and absolutely loved it. It's been sitting in my "work" folder for awhile now and I thought I'd share it with those that read my blog. No, I didnt use the term friends for a reason. If you're my friend you know why I didnt and will understand. Those that dont understand may write me privately and I'll explain it to you there.
Ive re-opened my comment box temporarily. I'll see how things go before I make a final decision on whether to leave it available or not. If you cant say anything nice, please dont leave the message is all I ask. Thanks.
*This being a Bitchology graphic.
Entry from March 16,2007
Well, yesterday we had the pest control people in to take care of our carpenter ant problem. I kept trying to get them to take the Chihuahua too, but they kept insisting she was too big of a pest for them to deal with. j/k. We were told where our infestation more than likely originated from. Seems the big ole tree in our front yard is the culprit. I knew we had a fire ant problem bear it, but carpenter ants too? Damn. They hosed that puppy (the tree, not the Chihauhua) down real well and went through all the rooms of the house putting stuff down to take care of the other critters (they used stuff that was safe in a home with pets). Come to find out, the carpenter ants like to fly up high on windows towards the light because that's their preferred location for sex. I told the pest control people that aint nothing having sex in my kitchen 'cept me dammit! They placed monitoring stations around the perimeter of the house to keep an eye out for termites. I dont see what good this does considering the distance between the stations. You'd think they'd dig a small trench around the house and place the stations side by side to assure they get traffic, but who am I to speak ? I aint the professional.
Im feeling much better today. I think I've lost a total of 5 pounds this week due to that nasty little bug I'd gotten. Unfortunately, my appetite still hasnt completely returned. Maybe this is a good thing as I really DO need to lose a bunch more weight yet. We were out shopping yesterday and I saw a couple cute tops that I almost bought but the colors I liked werent in the right size for me. Seems that even though I have been losing weight, I need to go up a size in some things. It really kind of pissed me off until I realized for the most part I'd been buying knit items that tend to stretch a bit and maybe I'd been buying sizes too small for the last year or more. The shirts I was looking at were more of a cotton blend with no stretch (this would explain the huge problem I was having with the WDFH (wedding dress from hell) because the sizing was just too small and why I had to go up a size over at Catherine's for that suit.... Ahhh well. I think I'll look on WalMart's site and see if I can get them through there. I was pleasantly surprised to see that some of the stuff I was looking at was 2 sizes larger than they normally carry. I wonder if they're going to start with the expanded sizes because they were losing customers to higher end stores due to the sizes that were available.
Speaking of WalMart...have you noticed that they're remodelling? They are in our area at least. I like the fact the fuller figure stuff is right up front and not hidden around back. I also like the fact they took those nasty-assed carpets out. They're doing something similar to what the higher end stores do, hardwoods in the department and tiles in the walkway. This divides up the departments and makes it easier on the cleaning crew. I think it's going to look very nice when they're done.
I guess I'd better go. I have to get my stream ready for this week, rip a couple cds I bought, fold laundry, do dishes, get something to eat for breakfast and maybe paint today....not necessarily in that order.
Im feeling much better today. I think I've lost a total of 5 pounds this week due to that nasty little bug I'd gotten. Unfortunately, my appetite still hasnt completely returned. Maybe this is a good thing as I really DO need to lose a bunch more weight yet. We were out shopping yesterday and I saw a couple cute tops that I almost bought but the colors I liked werent in the right size for me. Seems that even though I have been losing weight, I need to go up a size in some things. It really kind of pissed me off until I realized for the most part I'd been buying knit items that tend to stretch a bit and maybe I'd been buying sizes too small for the last year or more. The shirts I was looking at were more of a cotton blend with no stretch (this would explain the huge problem I was having with the WDFH (wedding dress from hell) because the sizing was just too small and why I had to go up a size over at Catherine's for that suit.... Ahhh well. I think I'll look on WalMart's site and see if I can get them through there. I was pleasantly surprised to see that some of the stuff I was looking at was 2 sizes larger than they normally carry. I wonder if they're going to start with the expanded sizes because they were losing customers to higher end stores due to the sizes that were available.
Speaking of WalMart...have you noticed that they're remodelling? They are in our area at least. I like the fact the fuller figure stuff is right up front and not hidden around back. I also like the fact they took those nasty-assed carpets out. They're doing something similar to what the higher end stores do, hardwoods in the department and tiles in the walkway. This divides up the departments and makes it easier on the cleaning crew. I think it's going to look very nice when they're done.
I guess I'd better go. I have to get my stream ready for this week, rip a couple cds I bought, fold laundry, do dishes, get something to eat for breakfast and maybe paint today....not necessarily in that order.
Entry from March 12,2007
*UGH*!! Im so tired of this. Friday night after we got home from shopping, I started not feeling well again. This time it's not my upper respiratory though. I had such stomach cramps and nausea it wasnt funny. I figured it was something I ate. I stayed up a bit later than is per usual nowadays because I thought for sure I'd need to go running for the bathroom and the sofa is a straighter path to said location than the bedroom is. By 2am I gave up, I'd been passing out off and on for over an hour due to exhaustion. I managed to get about 2 hours of sleep before I was up sprinting for the loo. Ok maybe not sprinting but I think I set the waddling pretty damn fast record..Skipping the gory details...after frequent trips for 2 hours I finally passed out again from exhaustion and didnt wake until nearly noon I guess. I planted myself on the sofa for the day....trying to fight off the nausea and headache (which the ibuprophen never could relieve). I slept off and on all day until stream time. Man I should have just called the site boss and told him I wasnt gonna stream but I didnt decide not to until too late so I hauled my ass up and moved to the office...praying the whole time I wouldnt have a problem. Man I had a headache and various aches and pains though. I heard from a couple friends online that people in their work place were pretty much in the same boat I was in. Oh now that news wasnt good...it tells me it isnt a food problem but the flu...AGAIN. Sunday I spent all day in bed, I didnt even use the laptop computer for my email. Slept off and on all day...worse part of the day was the damn headache all day long. Hubby came home and told me that our friend's wife was down with about the same thing and that another co-worker called off for the night because he too was ill. Then this morning I read in Maureen's blog she's sick too.....
Im on day three of this. Somethings are starting to shape up some, but others not so much. My stomach has taken to growling in hunger but when I think of what I want to eat I get nauseaus and decide against eating....which then promotes another headache from the glucose levels falling. I cant help it though, I simply have no appetite. If Im not better tomorrow I'll call for a dr appt on Wednesday. Cant do it today for tomorrow cuz hubby has jury duty. He got the letter just last week. Damn nimrods sent it to the wrong address so it doesnt have a place where you can call like mine did last year. Stupid igmos (ignorant morons). With any luck the dr will simply say "Ive had alot of cases like that this week...here let me call you in a script..." Yeah that would be nice.
Im on day three of this. Somethings are starting to shape up some, but others not so much. My stomach has taken to growling in hunger but when I think of what I want to eat I get nauseaus and decide against eating....which then promotes another headache from the glucose levels falling. I cant help it though, I simply have no appetite. If Im not better tomorrow I'll call for a dr appt on Wednesday. Cant do it today for tomorrow cuz hubby has jury duty. He got the letter just last week. Damn nimrods sent it to the wrong address so it doesnt have a place where you can call like mine did last year. Stupid igmos (ignorant morons). With any luck the dr will simply say "Ive had alot of cases like that this week...here let me call you in a script..." Yeah that would be nice.
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